March 17 students register for elective exams

In addition to two compulsory subjects: Math and Literature, candidates can choose two out of six subjects: History, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Foreign Language.

According to the Department of Testing and Quality Assessment of the Ministry of Education and Training, the time for 12th grade students to register for elective exams will last one month (March 17 - April 17).

Candidates taking the 2013 high school graduation exam. Photo: HH.

Compared to previous years, students have time to review for graduation exams one month earlier. In 2013, at the end of March, the Ministry of Education and Training announced 6 graduation exam subjects (3 compulsory subjects and 3 elective subjects) and candidates only had 2 months to prepare for the exam.

Although it is not time to register for elective exams, on February 28, Luong The Vinh High School (Hanoi) announced that more than 75% of students registered for Physics, 56% for English, nearly 51% for Chemistry, 11% for Geography, 5% for Biology and 0% for History.

This year, the high school graduation exam begins on June 2 and may last 2-4 days (because the Ministry of Education is seeking opinions on exam options); the number of subjects will also be reduced from 6 to 4; the time for the Math and Literature exams will be reduced from 150 minutes to 120 minutes; schools will take the exams independently, not in clusters as before; graduation consideration depends 50% on the results of the 12th grade training.

According to Vnexpress